Float-valve.



PAT'ENTED OCT. 27, 1903.

T. L. VALERIUS.

FLOAT VALVE.

APPLIOATIOE FILED JAN. 24, 1903.

H0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented October 27, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ATKINSON, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO URING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLI- NOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FLOAT- VALVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,758, dated October 27,

Application filed January 24, 1903. erial No.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LTHEODORE L.VALERIUS, .a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Atkinson, J efferson county, Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Float-Valves, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to float controlled valves, and has particular reference to valves through which liquid is supplied to tanks and the like wherein the controlling-floats are arranged.

The object of this invention is to provide a float-valve of simple constructiomonewhich 140,396. (No model.)

flat upon its upper surface and is made of metal. It is provided with a central stud S, which rests loosely in an opening 15, provided at the middle of the swinging yoke 9. The yoke 9 is pivoted upon and hangs from the fork 10 of the float-arm 11.

12 represents the float.

The body 13 of the nozzle, which receives the pipe 4, is somewhat larger than its lower end, and this part is provided with the pins 14, on which the float-arm is pivoted. The pins are preferably provided with heads to hold the ends of the fork 10, and in order that the float-arm may be detached from the r 5 shall be adapted to close tightly against a light pressure of liquid within the valve, one which shall be made of metal, and one which may be easily dismembered and cleaned.

A special object of my invention is to provide a cheap, cleanly, and effective floatvalve for milk and cream vats.

To this end my invention consists generally in a float-valve of the constructionherein described, and particularly pointed outin 2 5 the claims.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a milk or cream vat provided with a float-valve embodying my invention. Fig.2 is an enlarged side elevation of the valve, the spout being partly broken away to showits internal form. Fig. 3 is aplan'view 3 5 of the valve, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 00 a; of Fig. 2.

My invention is applicable for controlling the flow of liquid-under light pressure to any vat; but in the drawings I have illustrated 40 the same in connection with the vat 2 of a milk and cream cooler or heater, whereof 3 is the tempering member." The supply-pipe I enters through theside of the vat at a point above the normal liquid-level. On the inner end of the pipe at is a nozzle 5, which opens downwardly and is of substantially the same internal size throughout. The lower end of the nozzle is finished to present a smooth seat valve the ends of the fork are notched to drop over the pins 14, so that the fork may be easily lifted from the pivot-pins or removed from the valve. The perpendicular pivots or connections between the valve-disk 7 and the yoke 10 constitute a universal joint, and when the float-arm is raised the disk will be forced squarely against the seat or end of the nozzle without regard to the alinement of the yoke, the fork, and the pivots. This constitutes a particular advantage of my valve and enables me to employ an all-metal disk without valve-packing of any sort. It will be seen that when the ends of the yoke are lifted from the'pivot-pins lithe float-lever and the valve may be taken away to be cleaned. While the valve and arm are removed the interior of the valve-nozzle is accessible for cleaning.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentand having a vertical pivot therein, substantially as described. I

or edge 6 for the valve-disk 7. This disk is 3. In a float-valve, in combination, a noz- 1. The metal valve-nozzle, having a valve attached thereto and zle, pins 14 on either side of said nozzle, a disk pivotally attached to and within said float-arm havingafork,saidfork being adaptyoke and adapted to close said nozzle, subed to engage with and rest on said pins, a stantially as described.

pivoted yoke depending from said fork, and In testimony whereof I have hereunto set I5 5 a valve-disk loosely mounted in said yoke, my hand, this 20th day of January, 1903, in

substantially as described. the presence of two witnesses.

4. Ina float-valve in combination a downwardly-curving nozzle, a float-arm having a i THEODORE VALERIUS' fork, said fork detachabiy connected with Witnesses: 10 said nozzle, a yoke pivotally attached to said H. H. CURTIS,

fork and depending therefrom, and a valve- CHAS. W. FERRIS. 

